October 14, 2012

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Saturday afternoon I decided to make one of our favorite soups…chicken tortilla soup.    It’s quick & easy and soooo good!    Although there are many recipes you can find for making this soup, here’s the one I use:

CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

  • 6-8 chicken tenders
  • 1 can Rotel tomatoes (undrained)
  • 1 can corn
  • 1 can cream style corn* (undrained)
  • chicken stock
  • 1 block Velveeta Mexican cheese (cut into cubes)

Cook chicken until tender.     After cooking, cool and then chop in blender.      Put chopped chicken and Velveeta cheese in large pot, add chicken stock and cook until the cheese is completely melted.  (I used almost one box of chicken stock).    Then add in the can of corn and Rotel tomatoes.  

 

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*DO NOT ADD THE CREAM CORN UNTIL JUST BEFORE SERVING*!  Cook 15-20 minutes on medium-low.     Just before serving, add the can of cream corn.      

You can serve this in bread bowls too.    We like ours with tortilla rounds.     You can also adapt this recipe to use ground beef instead of chicken…either way, it’s delish!   

 

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I forgot I had this little tureen…when I found it in my dining room sideboard, I brought it out to use for this soup.     It’s perfect for fall!

8 comments:

  1. Sounds delicious! Now, if only the weather was cooler here. I wish!

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  2. This is a different version, but I think it looks great! I'll give it a try this week.

    Thanks so much!

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  3. Hi Judy - want to try this on the weekend! When you said a "block" of Velveeta, how big of a block are we talking about? Is that the small package they sell? Thanks!

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  4. This is a beautiful soup and your images are gorgeous!
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  5. That looks delicious! I have never made a tortilla soup but will try to this winter. You soup tureen is absolutely gorgeous!

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  6. Love your side board decorated for fall and THANKS for the delicious-sounding soup recipe ~ sounds perfect for tomorrow night after we return from our "old car" tour across the mountain. Happy Fall!!

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  7. I'm so glad you posted this recipe -- I was watching Trisha Yearwood's cooking show this morning & she said they make this soup on Halloween after trick-or-treating & I wanted to do the same! I'll let you know how it goes!

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